As we chatted on the phone, my sister told me about a spectacular
rainbow she had seen the other day. It was huge and was in the field
right alongside the road where she was driving. She said that she could
see both ends of the arc and that the colors were so vivid she could do
nothing but stare in awe.
At the same time, just a short distance
away running parallel to the secondary road that she was travelling on,
hundreds of vehicles were barreling along a major highway oblivious to
the marvelous sight just a few hundred feet away.
As she
recounted this story to me, I could not help but think of how so often I
too, much like the highway drivers, succumb to what I term as tunnel
vision. I become so engrossed in my own life, my own problems, my own
desires and thoughts; I am so busy barreling dead ahead at top speed
that I miss the glory of God's loving presence right here beside me.
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of
his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they
display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is
not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the
ends of the world.
According to Ps 19-1-4 the rainbow of God's
presence surrounds us constantly. So today, as each of us travels along
our own highway of life, going about our daily chores and jobs as is
only right and good let us seek to not only be conscious of our own
personal world but also of the created world which declares the glory of
God and the splendour of His everlasting presence with us. Let's
endeavour this day to not miss the rainbow!
Prayer: Father God
thank you for the created world that declares your glory and proclaims
the work of your hands. Help us this day to look up and see the
splendour of your presence with us amidst the ordinariness of the daily
tasks at hand. In Christ's name we pray. Amen.
Lynne Phipps
Atlin, B.C.
The Rainbow
Today's Bible Verse:
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies
proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language
where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world." (Psalm: 19-1-4 NIV)
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